RASCAL Quick Facts
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

System Performance

  • Performance to LEO (expected):
  • 400 lbs to 270 nm, 28.5° inclination
  • Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
  • 250 lbs to 270 nm, 97.1° inclination

MIPCC Powered Vehicle (MPV)

  • New aircraft design
  • 81 ft span, 89 ft length, 2700 ft2 wing area
  • 90,000 lb GTOW
  • 4 F100-class engines with LOX/Water MIPCC

Expendable Rocket Vehicle (ERV)

  • 2 stage Vehicle, 16,000 lbs at release
  • 1st Stage: Hybrid Rocket Motor
  • 2nd Stage: Solid Rocket Motor
  • Payload volume: 10 ft length, 6 ft diameter

Solid Rocket Motor, HEM, Payload, Hybrid Rocket Motor

RASCAL Phase II Contractors
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RASCAL Phase II Contractors Allied Aerospace GASL Division Athena Technologies Universal Space Lines ATK Cymetech ACEi Scaled Composites